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Updated: 12:44 PM EST Jan 23, 2018

Tuition at many Pennsylvania universities and community colleges would be more affordable under a proposal announced Tuesday in Harrisburg.The Pennsylvania Promise higher education investment plan was unveiled at a news conference that included state lawmakers and members of the Keystone Research Center, a research and policy development organization.(TAP THE VIDEO PLAYER ABOVE TO WATCH THE REPORT)Included in the proposal:Two years of tuition and fees for recent high school graduates enrolled full-time at one of Pennsylvania's 14 public community colleges.Four years of tuition and fees for recent high school graduates accepted into one of the 14 universities in the State System of Higher Education. Annual family income must be $110,000 or less.Four years of grants from $2,000 to $11,000, depending on family income, for students accepted to a state-related university. Pennsylvania has four state-related universities: Pitt, Penn State, Temple and Lincoln.Grants for adults without a college degree who are seeking in-demand skills or industry-recognized credentials, including apprenticeships.Pennsylvania ranks 47th out of 50 states in funding for higher education, and the Pennsylvania Promise -- at an annual cost of about $1 billion -- would raise the state's ranking to 36th, according to the authors of the report.Watch the full report on Pittsburgh's Action News 4 tonight at 6 p.m.

The Pennsylvania Promise higher education investment plan was unveiled at a news conference that included state lawmakers and members of the Keystone Research Center, a research and policy development organization.

Four years of tuition and fees for recent high school graduates accepted into one of the 14 universities in the State System of Higher Education. Annual family income must be $110,000 or less.

Four years of grants from $2,000 to $11,000, depending on family income, for students accepted to a state-related university. Pennsylvania has four state-related universities: Pitt, Penn State, Temple and Lincoln.

Grants for adults without a college degree who are seeking in-demand skills or industry-recognized credentials, including apprenticeships.

Pennsylvania ranks 47th out of 50 states in funding for higher education, and the Pennsylvania Promise -- at an annual cost of about $1 billion -- would raise the state's ranking to 36th, according to the authors of the report.